Omar al-Bashir forced to resign as Sudan’s president after almost 30 years in power
Government officials and sources have told various local media that Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional “military” council to run the country.
“The Sudanese army will issue an important statement soon. Wait for it,” a television anchor said, without giving further details. The announcment now seems to be who will lead the transitional council and a plan for a way forward. “There are a lot of military trucks around the capital and around the main streets of the city. Most roads have been blocked especially those leading to the army HQ. There are a few roads opened for the protesters who have been participating in the sit-in,” Morgan said.
But for the first time on Tuesday night they did not face any “threat” from security agents, said a protester who requested anonymity for security reasons. “I hope our revolution will achieve its goal,” said Alaa Salah, dubbed the protest movement’s “Nubian queen”, referring to an ancient name for Sudan, after a video clip went viral of her conducting chants with demonstrators outside the army headquarters.
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